Illinois Treasurer election, 2018

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# Illinois Treasurer election, 2018

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Elections in Illinois, 2018

* General election: Nov. 6
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
* Early voting: Sept. 27 - Nov. 5
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 20

* Online registration: Yes
* Same-day registration: Yes
* Voter ID: No
* Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Illinois Treasurer

Election details
Filing deadline: December 4, 2017
Primary: March 20, 2018
General: November 6, 2018

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Mike Frerichs (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Illinois held an election for treasurer on November 6, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to participate in the Democratic or Republican primary elections was December 4, 2017, while independent and third party candidates had until June 25, 2018, to file.

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Candidates
* 3 State overview
* 3.1 Partisan control
* 3.1.1 Congressional delegation
* 3.1.2 State executives
* 3.1.3 State legislature
* 3.1.4 Trifecta status
* 3.2 2018 elections
* 3.3 Demographics
* 4 State election history
* 4.1 Historical elections
* 4.1.1 Presidential elections, 2000-2016
* 4.1.2 U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
* 4.1.3 Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
* 4.1.4 Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
* 4.1.5 Trifectas, 1992-2017
* 5 Recent news
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## Election results

General election

##### General election for Illinois Treasurer

Incumbent Mike Frerichs defeated Jim Dodge and Mike Leheney in the general election for Illinois Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Mike Frerichs (D)  |

57.6

| 2,593,816

| Jim Dodge (R)  |

38.9

| 1,750,897

| Mike Leheney (L)  |

3.5

| 155,256
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.0

| 2

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 4,499,971

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Illinois Treasurer

Incumbent Mike Frerichs advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois Treasurer on March 20, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Mike Frerichs |

100.0

| 1,087,950

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 1,087,950

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Illinois Treasurer

Jim Dodge advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois Treasurer on March 20, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Jim Dodge |

100.0

| 602,626

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| Total votes: 602,626

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## Candidates

General election candidates

* Mike Frerichs (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
* Jim Dodge (Republican Party)
* Mike Leheney (Libertarian Party)

Democratic primary candidates

* Mike Frerichs (Incumbent) ✔

Republican primary candidates

* Jim Dodge ✔

## State overview

### Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Illinois heading into the 2018 elections.

#### Congressional delegation

* Following the 2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in Illinois.
* Democrats held 11 of 18 U.S. House seats in Illinois.

#### State executives

* As of May 2018, Democrats held four of 7 state executive positions, Republicans held two, and the remaining position was officially nonpartisan.
* The governor of Illinois was Republican Bruce Rauner. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

#### State legislature

* Democrats controlled both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. They had a 67-51 majority in the state House and a 37-22 majority in the state Senate.

#### Trifecta status

* Illinois was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Bruce Rauner (R) served as governor, while Democrats controlled the state legislature.

### 2018 elections

See also: Illinois elections, 2018

Illinois held elections for the following positions in 2018:

* 18 U.S. House seats
* Governor and lieutenant governor
* Four lower state executive positions
* 39 of 59 state Senate seats
* 118 state House seats
* Municipal elections in Cook County

### Demographics

Demographic data for Illinois

| Illinois| U.S.
Total population:| 12,839,047| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 55,519| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 72.3%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 14.3%| 12.6%
Asian:| 5%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 16.5%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 87.9%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 32.3%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $57,574| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 16.8%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Illinois' three largest cities were Chicago (pop. est. 2.7 million), Aurora (pop. est. 200,000), and Joliet (pop. est. 150,000).[1][2]

## State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Illinois from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

### Historical elections

#### Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Illinois every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Illinois 2000-2016

Year  | First-place candidate  | First-place candidate votes (%)  | Second-place candidate  | Second-place candidate votes (%)  | Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Hillary Clinton | 55.8% |  Donald Trump | 38.8% | 17.0%
2012 |  Barack Obama | 57.6% |  Mitt Romney | 40.7% | 16.9%
2008 |  Barack Obama | 61.9% |  John McCain | 36.8% | 25.1%
2004 |  John Kerry | 54.8% |  George W. Bush | 44.5% | 10.3%
2000 |  Al Gore | 54.6% |  George W. Bush | 42.6% | 12.0%

#### U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Illinois from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Illinois 2000-2016

Year  | First-place candidate  | First-place candidate votes (%)  | Second-place candidate  | Second-place candidate votes (%)  | Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Tammy Duckworth | 54.9% |  Mark Kirk | 39.8% | 15.1%
2014 |  Dick Durbin | 53.5% |  Jim Oberweis | 42.7% | 10.8%
2010 |  Mark Kirk | 48.0% |  Alexander Giannoulias | 46.4% | 1.6%
2008 |  Dick Durbin | 67.8% |  Steve Sauerberg | 28.5% | 39.3%
2004 |  Barack Obama | 70.0% |  Alan Keyes | 27.0% | 43.0%
2002 |  Dick Durbin | 60.3% |  Jim Durkin | 38.0% | 22.3%

#### Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Illinois.

Election results (Governor), Illinois 2000-2016

Year  | First-place candidate  | First-place candidate votes (%)  | Second-place candidate  | Second-place candidate votes (%)  | Margin of victory (%)
2014 |  Bruce Rauner | 50.3% |  Pat Quinn | 46.3% | 4.0%
2010 |  Pat Quinn | 46.8% |  Bill Brady | 45.9% | 0.9%
2006 |  Rod Blagojevich | 49.8% |  Judy Baar Topinka | 39.3% | 10.5%
2002 |  Rod Blagojevich | 52.2% |  Jim Ryan | 45.1% | 7.1%

#### Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Illinois in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Illinois 2000-2016

Year  | Republicans  | Republicans (%)  | Democrats  | Democrats (%)  | Balance of power
2016 |  7 | 38.9% |  11 | 61.1% | D+4
2014 |  8 | 44.4% |  10 | 55.6% | D+2
2012 |  6 | 33.3% |  12 | 66.7% | D+6
2010 |  11 | 57.9% |  8 | 42.1% | R+3
2008 |  7 | 36.8% |  12 | 63.2% | D+5
2006 |  9 | 47.4% |  10 | 52.6% | D+1
2004 |  9 | 47.4% |  10 | 52.6% | D+1
2002 |  10 | 52.6% |  9 | 47.4% | R+1
2000 |  10 | 50.0% |  10 | 50.0% | Even

#### Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Illinois Party Control: 1992-2021
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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## See also

Illinois government:

* Illinois state executive offices
* Illinois State Legislature
* Illinois courts

Elections:

* Illinois state executive official elections, 2018
* Gubernatorial elections, 2018
* Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2018
* Attorney General elections, 2018
* Secretary of State elections, 2018
* State executive official elections, 2018, 2017, 2016

Ballotpedia exclusives:

* State executives compensation
* State of the state addresses
* Trifecta control of state government

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## External links

| Suggest a link

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* Illinois treasurer official website

## Footnotes

1. ↑ Illinois Demographics, "Illinois Cities by Population," accessed December 11, 2017
2. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Quickfacts Illinois," accessed December 11, 2017

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